Oct 22
a tidy pachyderm commented on Coming Soon: Sondheim and Rich.
You don't have any free tickets for this to give away, do you? I would die happy if I got to see these two on stage, but le budget does not allow...
Oct 6
a tidy pachyderm commented on Left to the Greeks.
@9, 10:
Whoops -- I guess what I mean to say was, thanks for the correction, and I think we basically agree on this: PASOK = not a new, exciting development in Greek politics.
(Why do I not have an off-button for random historical ramblings? Why? Why?)
Whoops -- I guess what I mean to say was, thanks for the correction, and I think we basically agree on this: PASOK = not a new, exciting development in Greek politics.
(Why do I not have an off-button for random historical ramblings? Why? Why?)
Oct 6
a tidy pachyderm commented on Left to the Greeks.
@9, 10:
Cool -- All I remembered was a sea of Papandreous and Karamanlises, so I forgot about Simitis (who was actually the prime minister while I was there -- whoops) and Mitsotakis.
PASOK wasn't in power directly after the mess in '74, though. Karamanlis and the ND party were the ones who put the country back together. That's why the peaceful transition to PASOK in '81 was such a big deal -- it was one of the first non-coup changes of government in Greece in ages. And the cool things on PASOK's agenda -- like publicly recognizing the communist resistance movement from WWII -- didn't happen until *after* '81, when they gained power.
And while Karamanlis is center-right for Greece, I maintain that his policies are the equivalent of center-left here. I mean, every Greek I met was convinced that we lived in a crazy right-wing police state (which...there's an argument for that, I guess, but I probably wouldn't go *that* far).
Cool -- All I remembered was a sea of Papandreous and Karamanlises, so I forgot about Simitis (who was actually the prime minister while I was there -- whoops) and Mitsotakis.
PASOK wasn't in power directly after the mess in '74, though. Karamanlis and the ND party were the ones who put the country back together. That's why the peaceful transition to PASOK in '81 was such a big deal -- it was one of the first non-coup changes of government in Greece in ages. And the cool things on PASOK's agenda -- like publicly recognizing the communist resistance movement from WWII -- didn't happen until *after* '81, when they gained power.
And while Karamanlis is center-right for Greece, I maintain that his policies are the equivalent of center-left here. I mean, every Greek I met was convinced that we lived in a crazy right-wing police state (which...there's an argument for that, I guess, but I probably wouldn't go *that* far).
Oct 6
a tidy pachyderm commented on Left to the Greeks.
It helps to understand how not big a deal this is if you know something about modern Greek history -- since '74, power has gone back and forth between the Karamanlis middle-left government and PASOK and the Papandreous. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the name of every Greek prime minister since '74 has been either Papandreou or Karamanlis, and Karamanlis isn't exactly a rightist.
Papandreou and PASOK are old news.
Papandreou and PASOK are old news.
Jul 3
a tidy pachyderm commented on Overheard in the Office.
What?? I always knew it as someone who can sing, dance and act -- hence the sarcastic line from Singin' in the Rain, "She can't act, she can't sing, and she can't dance. A triple threat!"
Okay, so I watch a lot of musicals.
Okay, so I watch a lot of musicals.
Jun 3
a tidy pachyderm commented on David Eddings.
Oh wow. I really loved his books in high school and middle school (repetitive as they seem to me now), and struck up one of the closest friendships of my life because the girl who sat next to me in choir and I both read his books while the choir director was working with the sopranos. Just the other day I was considering re-reading them. RIP, David Eddings, and many condolences to Leigh.
May 30
a tidy pachyderm commented on Bar Exam.
@11 and 13:
As a female teacher, I have to agree with presently out. The issue here isn't (necessarily) pedophilia, the issue is that she was his TEACHER and she SLEPT WITH HIM. That is an abuse of power on so many levels. It doesn't matter whether the teacher in question is male or female; the possibility of pregnancy is only one of the reasons why it's wrong. It doesn't matter that whether he could easily bench press her weight; the teacher controls the classroom.
The classroom is supposed to be a safe place for students. Parents trust us with their children even though we are almost strangers to them. They trust us not to fuck their kids up. Betraying that trust is not an option.
Ugh.
As a female teacher, I have to agree with presently out. The issue here isn't (necessarily) pedophilia, the issue is that she was his TEACHER and she SLEPT WITH HIM. That is an abuse of power on so many levels. It doesn't matter whether the teacher in question is male or female; the possibility of pregnancy is only one of the reasons why it's wrong. It doesn't matter that whether he could easily bench press her weight; the teacher controls the classroom.
The classroom is supposed to be a safe place for students. Parents trust us with their children even though we are almost strangers to them. They trust us not to fuck their kids up. Betraying that trust is not an option.
Ugh.
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